Grace and Faith

 Scripture:

“He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.”  ‭‭Galatians‬ ‭3:14‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Observation:

Paul tells us here that we have been redeemed so that the blessing of Abraham could come to the Gentiles and that by faith we receive the promise of the Spirit.  In other words, we are descendants of Abraham and we have been adopted into the family by Christ.  Because works and strict obedience to the Law didn’t get us here, then works and strict obedience won’t keep us here.  We are a people of grace.

Application:

Everything we have a Gentiles is grace based and faith based.  We can’t earn our salvation and we are not born into it.  We receive everything by grace through faith.  It is crucial that we don’t fall back into works and Law instead of grace and faith.  We even received the promise of the Spirit by grace through faith, not because we were really good people.  Grace and faith should cause us to want to live good lives, but they are not the requirement for salvation or even the promise of the Spirit.

Prayer:

Father, help me to stay off the treadmill of works and Law and on the flight of grace and faith.  Help me to serve You out of joy because You have given yourself for me and not because I have to because of the Law.  You are my God and I want to serve You well in my generation.  Empower me to live a life full of grace, truth, and power so others might see Your life in mine.

Your Son,

Jeff